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Fertilizer Plant. UAN-32. Idalfri Tariq Jay Swann Ashley Polenc-Busby Chetan Patel Mentor: Tom Stephan Team : CHARLIE. Lecture Outline. Nitric Acid Production Data Material and Energy Balance Flow Sheet Rough Economics. Nitric Acid. The Process. Production of Nitric Acid.
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Fertilizer Plant UAN-32 Idalfri Tariq Jay Swann Ashley Polenc-Busby ChetanPatel Mentor: Tom Stephan Team: CHARLIE
Lecture Outline • Nitric Acid Production • Data • Material and Energy Balance • Flow Sheet • Rough Economics ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Nitric Acid The Process ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Production of Nitric Acid Ammonia combustion Oxidation of the nitric oxide Absorption of the nitrogen dioxide in water Figure1: Block flow of nitric acid process1 ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
High-Pressure Process • Benefits • Relatively low plant costs • Equipment and piping can be of a smaller size • Low space requirements • Satisfactory emission values ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
High-Pressure Process Figure 2: High-Pressure process for the production of nitric acid1 ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Pt/Rh Catalyst Figure: Woven Platinum-Rhodium Gauze5 ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Tail Gases from Nitric Acid Production • 3300m3 of water vapor-saturated tail gases produced per ton of 100%HNO3 • 97% N2 • 1% inert gases • 2% O2 • Nitrogen Oxide content200ppm • Meets environmental requirment ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Data Collected and Calculated ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Material and Energy Balances ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Flow Sheet Connecting the Plant ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Rough Economics Equipment and Estimations ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Break Down • Variable Costs: • Raw materials • Catalysts • NH3 • CO2 • Utilities • Electricity • Steam • Water • Waste removal • Fixed Costs • Staff • Operators • Supervisors • Accounting • Human Resources ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Equipment List -Urea Process Table 1: Estimated values of equipment required for urea process ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Equipment List –Nitric Acid Table 2: Estimated values of equipment required for nitric acid process ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Equipment List- Ammonium Nitrate Process Table 3: Estimated values of equipment required for ammonia nitrate process ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Equipment List-Blending (UAN-32) Table 4: Estimated values of equipment required for mixing process ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Equipment Cost Summary Table 5: Summary of estimated costs of process equipment; approximated total ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Catalyst for Ammonia Oxidation Table : Summary of catalyst components and respective prices for oxidation of ammonia2 ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
Material Pricing Table : Summary of materials and respective prices for fertilizer plant4 ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
References • ThyssenKrupp. Nitric Acid. Dortmund: ThyssenKrupp, 2012. ThyssenKrupp Uhde. 3 May 2012. Web. 28 Jan. 2013. • "BASF Catalysts - Metal Prices." BASF Catalysts - Metal Prices. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. • Büchel, Karl H., DietmarWoditsch, and Hans-Heinrich Moretto. "Primary Inorganic Materials." Industrial Inorganic Chemistry. Weinheim [u.a.: Wiley-VCH, 2000. 53-63. Print. • Staff. "Weekly Fertilizer Review." Farm Progress. N.p., 12 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. • K. A. Rasmussen. PGM Catalyst and Catchment Gauzes. Hamar: K. A. Rasmussen, n.d. Web. K. A. Rasmussen. PGM Catalyst and Catchment Gauzes. Hamar: K. A. Rasmussen, n.d. Web. ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC
QUESTIONS? ChE 397 Design II Spring 2013 UIC